HC Deb 24 March 1971 vol 814 cc137-8W
57. Mr. Atkinson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will instruct the Central Office of Information to include the Morning Star newspaper on its list of newspapers in which the Government are willing to buy advertising space.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

No. Government advertising has always been placed wholly on a commercial basis. The Morning Star will be considered for such advertising when, like every other national newspaper, it provides independently certified circulation figures and analysis of readership.